Weyerbacher Thirteen

Brewed by Weyerbacher Brewing Co.
Style: Imperial Stout
Easton, Pennsylvania USA

Sampled at Feb 2010 Indy tasting - Aroma is smokey dark malts and sweet black licorice. Flavor matches with the 13.6% well hidden under a smooth clean palate. Not bad but isn’t grabbing me.

A: The pour is a very dark brown color with some slight reddish hints and a tiny ring of foam. S: The nose is not overly "deep", but it does have plenty of dark fruits and alcohol with only some mild roast. T: The flavor provides plenty of sweetness along with a dark fruit component and some more alcohol. The typical stout components of chocolate, coffee and roast are fairly subdued. M: The body is medium with a low to moderate carbonation and a definite heat. D: A swing and a miss by Weyerbacher. I know it has to be tough to cover up 13.5% ABV, but this one didn’t even try.

Bottle from craftbeerdesign. Lots of thanks!!! Pours really black with a two finger creamy dark tan head. Strong burnt malt and yeast/spice aromas. Medium plus body with not very strong carbonation. Flavor is like oak aged - but it isn’t. It seems to have vanilla, and I can imagine oak that can’t be there. Very, very rich and smooth. The finish is quite toasted malt rich. I can’t compare it to anything, except perhaps a stout from Alvinne. It’s more sweet than not in the end, but that’s rather Belgian. Heck, it’s "balanced, smooth, and tasty". Drinks way too easy.

Sampled from the bottle at the 2010 February Circle City Tasting. Poured black with a medium grayish brown head. Aroma had notes of alcohol, dark grains and dark chocolate. There was a slight undertone of bitter hops. Flavor full of strong dark grains and dark chocolate with a bit of alcohol underlying.

(22oz bottle thanks to BA zdk9) Pours near black with ruby edges. Nice deep tan head. Nose of roasted meat, coffee, and cocoa. Taste of alcohol, dry cocoa, bakers chocolate, very roasty with a burnt toast finish. Thick body and lightly overcarbonated.

Bottle. Pitch black pour with a short, thick, dark brown head. Aroma is roasted malt, dog biscuits, Belgian yeast, bakers chocolate, and dark fruit. Taste is strong alcohol, big dark fruitiness, Belgian yeast, roasted malt, burnt brownies, and alcohol. Body is medium with a thick, creamy carbonation and a pleasant warmth from the alcohol. Sticky sweet in spots as well. Ends with dark fruit, molasses, bakers chocolate, roasted malt, light coffee, and powdery yeast. Tasty!

This one more than delivered. At most two years old. Pours black thickish with small head. The second half of the bottle had only a token head,of off-white. Aromas of roast and chocolate. The taste is rich chocolate, some roasted barley rather than coffee. Tremendous. The yeast softens the mouth, ad nowhere gets in the way, it may have fallen off and that hit the spot.

Drank a bottle from 2008 while reading a Phillip D. Dick short story. It’s a pretty decent stout, though not as good as the Weyerbacher Heresy in my opinion. After two years, this beer is still boozy. There’s a mild chocolate aftertaste and and some espresso and fruity flavors. Not as good as I hoped, but nothing to complain about either.